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/kinz"woom'euhn/, n., pl. kinswomen.1. a female relative.2. a woman of the same nationality or ethnic group.[1350-1400; ME; see KIN, 'S1, WOMAN, modeled on kinsman]
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Kinswoman — Kins wom an (k[i^]nz w[oo^]m an), n.; pl. {Kinswomen} (k[i^]nz w[i^]m [e^]n). A female relative. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kinswoman — index blood Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
kinswoman — [kinz′woom΄ən] n. pl. kinswomen [kinz′wim΄ən] a female relative … English World dictionary
kinswoman — UK [ˈkɪnzˌwʊmən] / US noun [countable] Word forms kinswoman : singular kinswoman plural kinswomen literary a female relative … English dictionary
kinswoman — [[t]kɪ̱nzwʊmən[/t]] kinswomen N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s kinswoman is their female relative. [LITERARY or WRITTEN] … English dictionary
kinswoman — noun Date: 14th century a female relative … New Collegiate Dictionary
kinswoman — noun A female relative … Wiktionary
kinswoman — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person connected to another person by blood or marriage: kin, kinsman, relation, relative. See KIN … English dictionary for students
kinswoman — kin|swom|an [ˈkınzˌwumən] n plural kinswomen [ ˌwımın] old use a female relative … Dictionary of contemporary English
kinswoman — kins|wom|an [ kınz,wumən ] (plural kins|wom|en [ kınz,wımən ] ) noun count LITERARY a female relative … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
